Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-09-30

rise ana Iall, and eraS pass, and tho world
itself changes, but God stiI keeps the undi-
vided mastery, linking event to event and
century TO century. To God they are all one
eventone history, one plan one development,
ore system Great and marvellous are thy
works, Lord God Almighty.
Furthermore we learn from this story the
propriety OF laying up for the future. Dur
ing seven years OF plenty Joseph prepared for
the famine, and when it came he had a
crowded storehouse. The HE of most men in
worldly respect is divided into years of
plenty and famine IL is seldom that any
man passes through life without ut least seven
years of plenty. During these seven prosperous
gears your business be rs rich harvest
You hardly know where all the money comes
from, 1t comes so fast Every bargain you
make seems to turn into gold. You contract
few bad debts You ara astounded with
large dividends. You invest more and moro
capital. You wonder how men can be-
content with a small business, gather
ing In only d hundred dollars where
Won reap your thousands. These are the
seven years OF pienJy. NOW, Joseph, is the
time to prepare for famine; for to almost
every man there do cone seven years of
famine. You will be sick; you will be
unfortunate; You will be defraudei
you will be disappointed; you will be
old, and II ,you have no Storehouse
upon which to fall back you may 10 famine
DENYING ones sclf Of all present comfort and
luxury for the mere pleasure of boarding up.
this grasp!ng for the mere pleasure of seeing
how large pile you can get, this always
BEING poor and cramned because as soon as
dollar comes in II is sent out 10 see if it
can't find another dollar to carry home on it3
back: but there is an intelligent and noble.
minded forecast which we love TO see
In men who have families ard kindred
GaO6nInnt nnOn fiar1 for tho htacSinurs ,,f
education and home. God sends us 10 the
insects for lesson which, while they do not
stint themselves in the present, do not FORGET
their duty to forestall the future: "GO to the
ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways and
be wise, which, having no guide, overseer, or
mer and gathere'h her food In the
harvest" Now there are two ways
of laying up money; the one by investing it
In stock and dep0siting IL in banks and loan
inc 1t on bond and mortgage. The other wav
of laying up money is giving it away. Heis
the safest who makes both of thes3 invest
ments. But the man who devo'es noao OF his
gain to the cause Of Chri and thinks
only of his own comfort ana luxury.
IS rloo safe, don't care how his moaev Is in
vested. He acted as the rose il il should say
II viii hold my breath and no one shall
have snatch OF fragrance from me until
next week, and then / will set al the
garden afoat with the aroma The time
comes but having been without fragrance for
| so long, thaS nothing then to give But above
all lay up treasures in heaven. They never
depreciate in value. They never are at
discount. They are always available You
may feel safe now with your present yearly
income, but what will su-h an income te
worth after you are dead2 Others will get it
Perhaps some of them will quarrel about It
before you are buried. They will
| be right glad that you are dead
| They are only waiting for you to die.
| What then will all your accumulation
be worth II you coult Gather It all into your
bosom and walk IN with it to heaven's gate?
lt would not purchase your admission; or,
II allowed to enter, it could not buy yon a
crown or ROBE, and the poorest saint in
heaven would look down and say: Where
did that paurer come from2'
Finally. learn from this subject that il
every famine there is storahouse. Up the
LONG row OF building. piled to the very roof
| with corn, come the hungry multitudes and
| Joseph commanded that their slcksand their
wagons be filed. The world has been blasted.
Every green thing was withered under the
touch of sin. From all continents
and islands, and zones, comes up the
groan Of dying millions. Over tropical
spi"e-grove. and Sibrlan ice-hut, and
| Hindu jungle the blirht has fallen. Tire fam
| ine II iiiNeiAdi. huJ oTY te I'd GNd! tilere
Is a great sto"ehouse. Jesus Christ our elder
brother, this dav bids us come in from our
hunger AMI begg nv, and obtain infinite sun.
plies Of grace enough to make us rich forever.
Many OF you have for Ill a long
while hesn smitten of the fam
The world has not stillad thu throbbne
of your spirit. Your conscience sometimes
Touses Won no with such su1dennaes and
strength that it requires tho most gigantic
determination to que'l the disturbance. Your
courage quakas at the thought of the future
Oh, whv will YOU ta~rv amid the blRs.in~s Of
the famine when sreh a glorious storehorsp
is open in Gods morcy2
"Ye wretch ID, hungry, starving poor,
| r ho d u royal f"a>t
Where mercv spreads her bounteous store
For every humble guest.
"See, Jesns stands with open arms,
FIe calls, He bids y1u come;
Guil holds you back and fear alarms.
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